Much to my surprise, I woke up bright and early with a groan. My head was aching slightly from too much sleep. I wondered what might have happened to the porridge she said she wanted to make me, couldn't she just say a spell to wake me up just as she had done with the sleeping?

Just as she had done the day before Kira who I didn't know was sitting beside my bed ran off shouting to her sister that I was awake and soon Rona came in closely followed by Kira.

"Ah, thank the goddess. I was beginning to worry," she said and I turned to her frowning...